DJ Pat Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 (edited) For those of you sceptics, this film has been deliberately written to be unlike any other hostage film ever. And boy, does it succeed in doing so. Check it out. What's it about? Haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, hostage negotiator Jeff Tally leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. But the ghosts of Tally's previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage. Unbenknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast Mafia kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that could put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims. A rousing finale with an ending that nobody would ever guess. Edited May 15, 2005 by DJ Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajahnlau Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 (edited) TV Forum? Maybe because the movie will play in local BKK cinemas it's related to things about Thailand or is it because Bruce once visited Thailand? Now that you've mastered djing you've gone and become a movie critic? Edited May 15, 2005 by ajahnlau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Now that you've mastered djing mai loo krup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 I thought the opening scene with the hero losing his hostage and it haunting him until the 'character' development has him 'face his demon' was a real cliche. As was the dvd thing ..... Sorry but I found nothing new here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I thought the opening scene with the hero losing his hostage and it haunting him until the 'character' development has him 'face his demon' was a real cliche. As was the dvd thing ..... Sorry but I found nothing new here. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuky Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 The final scene turned out to be very cheesy if you ask me, although the B man has come a long way from moonlighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Why don't we have a movie section,then people can post the endings to films that other people are waiting to see, so it would save them all that bother of going to the cinema. And I'm speaking from experience after my Million Dollar Baby boob. Or was it Baby with a Million Boobs? or even The Million Dollar Boobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Mist Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 The final scene turned out to be very cheesy if you ask me, although the B man has come a long way from moonlighting <{POST_SNAPBACK}> his co-star in that hasn't aged that well though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 For those of you sceptics, this film has been deliberately written to be unlike any other hostage film ever. And boy, does it succeed in doing so. Check it out. What's it about? Haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, hostage negotiator Jeff Tally leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. But the ghosts of Tally's previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage. Unbenknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast Mafia kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that could put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims. A rousing finale with an ending that nobody would ever guess. If somebody digs hard enough they'll probably find that somebody other than DJP wrote this scintilating review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 For those of you sceptics, this film has been deliberately written to be unlike any other hostage film ever. And boy, does it succeed in doing so. Check it out. What's it about? Haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, hostage negotiator Jeff Tally leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. But the ghosts of Tally's previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage. Unbenknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast Mafia kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that could put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims. A rousing finale with an ending that nobody would ever guess. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If somebody digs hard enough they'll probably find that somebody other than DJP wrote this scintilating review. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 For those of you sceptics, this film has been deliberately written to be unlike any other hostage film ever. And boy, does it succeed in doing so. Check it out. What's it about? Haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, hostage negotiator Jeff Tally leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. But the ghosts of Tally's previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage. Unbenknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast Mafia kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that could put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims. A rousing finale with an ending that nobody would ever guess. If somebody digs hard enough they'll probably find that somebody other than DJP wrote this scintilating review. Aigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiflyer1 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 For those of you sceptics, this film has been deliberately written to be unlike any other hostage film ever. And boy, does it succeed in doing so. Check it out. What's it about? Haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, hostage negotiator Jeff Tally leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. But the ghosts of Tally's previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage. Unbenknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast Mafia kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that could put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally's wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims. A rousing finale with an ending that nobody would ever guess. If somebody digs hard enough they'll probably find that somebody other than DJP wrote this scintilating review. Aigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 You don't honestly think that I'm capable of coming up with that sort of review do you? I liked the film and thought some of you may do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbkudu Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 You don't honestly think that I'm capable of coming up with that sort of review do you? Yes, you're right. I we should have known better. You don't happen to know who wrote it do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I just watched BW in Sincity,its a long movie,but entertaining I thought,very violent so dont take the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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